1908 VFL Season: Geelong

Season Team Details

Season: 1908 VFL Season
Team: Geelong
Home Ground: Corio Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 10th (W-D-L: 2-0-16, P%: 68.6%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 42
Brownlow Leader(s): unavailable
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Tom Hardiman (25)

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Henry Young

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Armstrong, Les 6 R13-R18 0
Beard, Dave 8 R09-R12, R15-R18 1
Bell, John 13 R04-R16 0
Bennett, Herb 6 R01-R05, R07 0
Bourchier, Bert 1 R08 0
Boyd, Alex 8 R11-R18 0
Brownlees, Rupe 2 R01, R05 0
Cameron, Charlie 15 R01-R14, R18 2
Chisholm, Les 2 R16-R17 0
Davern, Bill 3 R02, R05, R07 2
Dickson, Tom 2 R16-R17 0
Doull, George 15 R01-R12, R15-R16, R18 0
Eason, Bill 18 R01-R18 12
Gell, Les 6 R01-R04, R08, R10 5
Green, Jack 2 R06-R07 0
Grigg, Dick 18 R01-R18 6
Hardiman, Tom 18 R01-R18 25
Hassett, Jack 16 R01-R16 9
James, Fred 2 R17-R18 1
Keon, Johnny 4 R14-R15, R17-R18 1
Marshall, Nick 1 R17 0
McGorlick, Norm 3 R11-R13 2
McKay, Hugh 6 R03, R09-R10, R14-R15, R18 1
McKenzie, Alec 2 R09, R11 0
McKinley, Bill 2 R01, R03 0
Molan, Con 2 R02, R13 0
Moran, Frank 15 R01-R15 0
Newling, Ernie 17 R01-R03, R05-R18 8
Orchard, Billy 6 R01-R02, R04-R06, R08 3
Pender, Jack 4 R12-R15 0
Rankin, Teddy 17 R01-R10, R12-R18 3
Ritchie, Robert 2 R17-R18 0
Roebuck, Les 2 R03-R04 3
Salmon, Percy 8 R11-R18 4
Scown, Percy 15 R01-R13, R16-R17 1
Slater, Joe 16 R01-R16 1
Stephens, Peter 12 R01-R11, R14 6
Stodart, Frank 4 R04, R06-R08 0
Tansing, George 5 R06-R10 2
Whittington, Bert 3 R16-R18 1
Wilton, Billy 3 R16-R18 2
Young, Henry 14 R01-R06, R09-R15, R18 5

Team Line-Up

Back: Dave Beard Teddy Rankin Jack Pender
Half-Back: Alex Boyd Charlie Cameron John Bell
Centre: George Doull Joe Slater Percy Scown
Half-Forward: Ernie Newling Dick Grigg Frank Moran
Forward: Tom Hardiman Peter Stephens Les Gell
Follower: Bill Eason Henry Young Jack Hassett

This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
02/05/1908 Round 1 Collingwood HOME WIN GEE by 47 unknown Henry Young
09/05/1908 Round 2 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 19 unknown Henry Young
16/05/1908 Round 3 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 22 unknown Henry Young
23/05/1908 Round 4 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 16 unknown Henry Young
30/05/1908 Round 5 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 6 unknown Henry Young
06/06/1908 Round 6 St Kilda HOME LOSS STK by 3 unknown Henry Young
08/06/1908 Round 7 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 67 unknown unknown
13/06/1908 Round 8 University HOME LOSS UNI by 4 unknown unknown
20/06/1908 Round 9 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 26 unknown Henry Young
27/06/1908 Round 10 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 20 unknown Henry Young
04/07/1908 Round 11 South Melbourne HOME LOSS SOU by 8 unknown Henry Young
11/07/1908 Round 12 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 18 unknown Henry Young
18/07/1908 Round 13 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 18 unknown Henry Young
25/07/1908 Round 14 Richmond HOME WIN GEE by 15 unknown Henry Young
01/08/1908 Round 15 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 69 unknown Henry Young
08/08/1908 Round 16 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 10 unknown Teddy Rankin
15/08/1908 Round 17 University AWAY LOSS UNI by 52 unknown unknown
05/09/1908 Round 18 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 71 unknown Henry Young